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Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria
(AWQC) Module 8
Water Quality Standards Academy
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Background
• A Human Health AWQC is the highest concentration of a pollutant in water that is not expected to pose a significant risk to human health.
• EPA publishes two types of human health criteria:– Protection from ingesting water and aquatic
organisms– Protection from ingesting aquatic organisms only
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Equations for Deriving AWQC
• Noncancer Effects:
• Cancer Effects:– Nonlinear
• Cancer Effects:– Linear
( )AWQC RSD
BW
DI FI BAFi ii
= ⋅+
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
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=∑
2
4
( )AWQC POD
UFRSC BW
DI FI BAFi i
i
= ⋅ ⋅+ ⋅
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
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( )AWQC RfD RSC BW
DI FI BAFi i
i
= ⋅ ⋅+ ⋅
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
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www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/humanhealth/method/index.html
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Data Needs
• Toxicity– Toxic effects and dose-response properties– Risk Specific Doses for linear carcinogens– Point of Departure (POD)/Uncertainty Factor
(UF) for nonlinear carcinogens– Reference dose (RfD) for noncarcinogens
• Exposure– Relative Source Contribution (RSC)– Exposure parameters: body weight (BW)
drinking water intake (DI) and Fish Intake (FI)
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Data Needs (contd.)
• Bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) – Site-specific BAFs or National BAFs
• Use of site-specific BAFs encouraged
– Trophic level data on accumulation of chemical in fish or shellfish
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Types Of Effects: Historical View
• Cancer effects- Nonthreshold- Some risk at all doses- Linear response to dose
• Noncancer effects- Threshold - Acute, subchronic, or chronic
• Organoleptic effects - Taste, Odor, Color, etc.
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Nonthreshold EffectsNonthreshold Effects
• All Levels of exposure pose some probability of an adverse response
• Incremental risk levels can be calculated
• EPA targets a risk levelof one in one million (10-6)
DoseR
isk
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Threshold Effects
Exposures to some finite value are expected to be without adverse effect on human health Dose
Res
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Threshold
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Present View Of Toxicants
Carcinogens Noncarcinogens
Defa
ult
Defa
ult
NonlinearThreshold
Linear Linear ?
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NoncancerDose-response Values*
NONCANCER• Reference Dose (RfD)
– An estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a daily oral exposure to humans (including sensitive subgroups) that is likely to be without an appreciable risk of adverse effects during a lifetime.
* Risk values and complete toxicological assessments may be found onEPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) at www.epa.gov/iris
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Noncancer Effects
• RfD DerivationRfD = Point of Departure divided by Uncertainty
Factor (UF)
• Point of Departure – No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL)– Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
(LOAEL)– Benchmark Dose (BMD)
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Benchmark Dose Model
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Uncertainty Factors
• Five areas of consideration– Intraspecies variation (UFH)– Interspecies variation (UFA)– Uncertainty due to the duration of study (UFS)– Uncertainty due to use of a LOAEL (UFL)– Uncertainty due an inadequate database (UFD)
• Invoked as integers of 1, 3, 10– 3 is a half log10
– Value selected determined by the data available– Usually ≤3,000
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General Equation For Noncancer Effects
AWQC = RfD x RSC x [ ]BWDI + (FI x BAF)
AWQC = Ambient Water Quality Criterion (mg/L)
RfD = Reference Dose (mg/kg-day)
RSC = Relative Source Contribution (%, to account for other sourcesof exposure)
BW = Human Body Weight (kg, 70 for average adult)
DI = Drinking Water Intake (L/day, 2 for average adult)
FI = Fish Intake (kg/day)
BAF = Bioaccumulation Factor (L/kg)
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CarcinogenDose-response Values*
• Risk Specific Dose (RSD) for linear carcinogens– RSD is the acceptable risk Level divided by the Cancer
Slope Factor – EPA recommends 10-6, (one in a million chance of cancer),
but accepts the 10-5 risk level as long as highly exposed populations do not exceed 10-4 risk level
• POD/UF approach for nonlinear carcinogens
* Risk values and complete toxicological assessments may be found on EPA’sIntegrated Risk Information System (IRIS) at www.epa.gov/iris
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Cancer Descriptors
• Known human carcinogen• Likely human carcinogen
– Likely by all exposure routes– Likely at high doses but unlikely at low doses
• Signifies a nonlinear mode of action– Likely by one route of exposure but for for other exposure
routes• Suggestive evidence of carcinogenicity
– In most cases dose response will not be quantified for chemicals with this descriptor
• Unable to make a determination about possible carcinogenicity
• Not a carcinogen
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Dose-Response for Carcinogens: Linear
0
X
X
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LEDX EDX (X = % Response)
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General Equation For Linear Cancer Effects
AWQC = RSD x [ ]BWDI + (FI x BAF)
AWQC = Ambient Water Quality Criterion (mg/L)
RSD = Risk Specific Dose (mg/kg-day)
BW = Human Body Weight (kg, 70 for average adult)
DI = Drinking Water Intake (L/day, 2 for average adult)
FI = Fish Intake (kg/day)
BAF = Bioaccumulation Factor (L/kg)
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Nonlinear Carcinogen
• Mode of Action must support a zero slope at a dose of zero– Mode of Action – “a sequence of key events starting with
interaction of an agent with a cell, proceeding through functional and anatomical changes, and resulting in cancer formation.” (U.S.EPA, 2005)
• Select the POD for quantification– A POD based on an event in the mode of action that occurs
before tumors is preferred• Examples
– cytotoxicity,– regenerative hyperplasia
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Dose-Response for Carcinogens: Nonlinear
0
UF LEDX EDX
(X = % Response)
X
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General Equation For Nonlinear Cancer Effects
AWQC = POD/UF x RSC x [ ]BWDI + (FI x BAF)
AWQC = Ambient Water Quality Criterion (mg/L)
POD/UF = Point of Departure/Uncertainty Factor (mg/kg-day)
RSC = Relative Source Contribution (to account for other sourcesof exposure)
BW = Human Body Weight (kg, 70 for average adult)
DI = Drinking Water Intake (L/day, 2 for average adult)
FI = Fish Intake (kg/day) = Bioaccumulation Factor (L/kg)
BAF = Bioaccumulation factor (L/kg)
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Exposure Assessment
• There are two primary exposure sources of concern for deriving human health water quality criteria.– Direct ingestion of drinking water– Consumption of fish/shellfish
• Other sources of exposure to a given contaminant are also considered when deriving criteria for non-carcinogens and non-linear carcinogens, as part of the Relative Source Contribution (RSC) analysis.
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Exposure Parameters and Protection Goals
• EPA generally assumes daily exposure over the course of a lifetime.
• EPA generally assigns a mix of average values and high end values (e.g., 90th percentile) for exposure parameters such as ingestion rates and body weight.
• EPA’s criteria are derived to protect the majority of the general population.
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EPA’s Default Exposure Parameters
( )AWQC RfD RSC BW
DI FI BAFi i
i
= ⋅ ⋅+ ⋅
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
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=∑
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• BW = 70 kg; average adult body weight
• DI = 2 L/day; 90th percentile estimate
• FI = 17.5 g/day; 90th percentile estimate• These parameters will be used by EPA for the nationalrecommended water quality criteria when chronichealth effects are of concern.
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Other Exposure Parameter Options
• In special circumstances, when the basis of a health assessment is a developmental effect, EPA recommends the following parameter values:– Women of childbearing age (ages 15-44), when fetal
developmental effects are the most sensitive health endpoint
• BW = 67 Kg; average body weight• DI = 2 L/day; 90th percentile estimate
– Children• BW = 30 Kg; ages 1-14
= 13 Kg; toddlers (ages 1-3)= 7 Kg; infants
• DI = 1 L/day for all three sub-categories, above
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Additional Fish Intake Values
• For chronic health effects when targeting:– Recreational fishers = 17.5 g/day
• Estimate of average consumption of freshwater/estuarine fish/shellfish;
– Subsistence fishers = 142.4 g/day• Estimate of average consumption of freshwater/estuarine
fish/shellfish.
• For developmental health effects when targeting:– Women of childbearing age (re: fetal effects) = 165.5 g/day
• Estimate of 90th percentile meal size of freshwater/estuarine fish/shellfish;
– Children (ages 1-14) = 156.3 g/day• Estimate of 90th percentile meal size of freshwater/estuarine
fish/shellfish.
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Relative Source Contribution
• Accounts for exposures from sources other than water and freshwater/estuarine fish and shellfish ingestion– Inhalation for airborne sources– Consumption of food– Consumption of marine aquatic organisms
• Not applied to linear carcinogens (i.e., those associated with a risk level)
• Expressed as a percentage of or subtracted from the RfD or nonlinear carcinogen depending on the circumstances
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Identify population(s) of concern.1.
Identify relevant exposure sources/pathways. *
2.
Problem Formulation
Are representative, adequate data available to describe central tendency and high-end exposures for relevant exposure sources/ pathways?
Yes3.
No
Are there sufficient data, physical/chemical property information, fate and transport information, and/or generalized information available to characterize the likelihood of exposure to relevant sources?
4.
Use 20% of the RfD (or POD/ UF).
5A.
Gather more inform-ation and re-review.
No
ORAre there significant known or potential uses/sources other than the source of concern?
5B. Yes
Use 50% of the RfD (or POD/UF).
No
Is there some information available for each source/pathway to characterize exposure?
6.
7.8A.
Use 20% of the RfD (or POD/UF).
8B. No
Perform apportionment as described in Box 12 or 13, with a 50% ceiling/ 20% floor.
8C.Yes
Is exposure from a single source/pathway or multiple sources/pathways potentially at levels near (i.e., over 80%), or in excess of, the RfD (or POD/UF)?
9. Describe exposures, uncertainties, toxicity-related information, control issues, and other information for management decision. Perform calculations associated with Boxes 12 and 13 as applicable.
10.
Yes
No
Is there more than one regulatory action (i.e., criteria, standard, guidance) relevant for the chemical in question?
11.
Use subtraction of appropriate intake levels from sources other than source of concern, including 80% ceiling/ 20% floor.
12.
Apportion the RfD (or POD/UF), including 80% ceiling/ 20% floor, using the percentage calculation.
13.
Yes
* Sources and pathways include both ingestion and routes other than oral for water-related exposures, and non-water sources of exposure, including ingestion (e.g., food), inhalation, and/or dermal exposures.
Yes
No
Figure 4-1. Exposure Decision Tree for Defining Proposed RfD
(or POD/UF) Apportionment
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Bioaccumulation
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Concentration in TissueConcentration in Water
BAF =
Bioaccumulation Factors
• A BAF reflects for uptake from all media exposures (water, food, sediment).
• A BCF reflects uptake from water only; and can substantially underestimate accumulation for highly hydrophobic chemicals.
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CLASSIFY CHEMICAL OF CONCERN
Nonionic Organic
Figure 5-1. Framework for Deriving a National BAF
Ionic Organic Inorganic & Organometalic
Yes(Log KOW >4) (Log KOW <4)
PROCEDURE #4
HYDROPHOBICITY?
METABOLISM?
Low High Low High
METABOLISM?
1. Field BAF or
PROCEDURE #3
Lab BCF
2. KOW
1. Field BAF
PROCEDURE #2
3. Lab BCF
1. Field BAF
PROCEDURE #1
2. BSAF
4. KOW*FCM
BIOMAGNIFICATION?
PROCEDURE #63. Lab BCF*FCM
Low
COLLECT & REVIEW DATA
DEFINE CHEMICAL OF CONCERN
Moderate-High
PROCEDURE #5
No
IONIZATION NEGLIGIBLE?
NoYes
2. BSAF1. Field BAF or
Lab BCF
1. Field BAF or Lab BCF
1. Field BAF
2. Lab BCF*FCM
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Methods for Deriving BAFs
• Field-measured BAF (preferred for all chemicals)
• BAF from a Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF)
• BAF from a laboratory BCF*
• BAF from chemical’s Octanol-Water Partition Coefficient (Kow)*
* with or without a Food Chain Multiplier (FCM) depending on biomagnification potential
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Baseline BAF
Field BAF, Field BSAF or Lab BCF(Nonionic Organic Chemicals)
Baseline BAF (Kow is equivalent to a baseline value)
National BAF
Normalize to the lipid content of species considering each trophic level
Convert the total water concentration to the freely dissolved concentration using the organic carbon content of the water
Adjust to reflect National Default Organic Carbon and Trophic-Level Specific Lipid
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Fish Tissue Criteria• HH AWQC Criteria can be expressed as a
fish tissue concentration by dropping the Drinking Water Intake and BAF terms– Useful for pollutants where BAF is highly
variable due to site-specific factors (e.g., Methylmercury)
– Allows direct measurement of fish tissue for assessment purposes
– Requires additional implementation procedures for deriving effluent limits
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Fish Consumption Advisories
• The EPA Fish Consumption Advisory Program uses a methodology that differs from the AWQC program– Both programs use the same toxicological benchmarks (i.e.,
reference dose and risk specific dose)• Fish tissue advisories are based on a characterization of
measured concentrations in fish tissues from a specific waterbody
• Based on measured fish tissue concentrations and toxicity benchmarks, the allowable “ fish meals per month”) are calculated and communicated to populations at risk
• Additional information available at:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/advice/es.html
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Question #1
Which of the following is not a typical element of an assessment for deriving Section 304(a) criteria?
a. exposureb. treatment technologiesc. bioaccumulation d. toxicitye. criterion formulation
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Question #1
Which of the following is not a typical element of an assessmentfor deriving Section 304(a) criteria?
a. exposureb. treatment technologiesc. bioaccumulation d. toxicitye. criterion formulation
b. The other four elements are usually part of an assessment fordeveloping or revising Section 304(a) criteria. Consideration of treatment technologies is not part of the criteria derivation process. Section 304(a) criteria are based solely on human health and do not reflect consideration of economic impacts or technological feasibility.
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Question #2
True or False?
Section 304(a)(1) criteria are regulatory limits States are required to adopt.
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Question #2
True or False?
Section 304(a)(1) criteria are regulatory limits States are required to adopt.
False. These criteria are not Federal regulations; however, they are sometimes used by the States and Tribes to establish standards. They present scientific data and guidance on the environmental effect of pollutants, which can be useful to derive regulatory requirements.
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Question #3
True or False?
Health assessments may include data and information on cancer effects, noncancer effects, and organoleptic effects.
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Question #3
True or False?
Health assessments may include data and information on cancer effects, noncancer effects, and organoleptic effects.
True. The review of health effects data and relevant information may address carcinogenic endpoints, noncancer endpoints, and/or undesirable taste and odor (organoleptic) effects imparted by a chemical to ambient water.
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Question #4
True or False?
The RfD is a threshold value below which noncarcinogenic toxic effects are unlikely to occur.
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Question #4
True or False?
The RfD is a threshold value below which noncarcinogenic toxic effects are unlikely to occur.
True. RfD is the reference dose or the daily estimated exposure to a human population that is not likely to cause deleterious effects over a lifetime. The RfD is expressed as milligrams of toxicant per kilogram of human body weight per day (mg/kg/day).
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Question #5
The Carcinogenic Potency Slope factor is :
a. RLb. RfD c. BCFd. q1* e. BAF
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Question #5
The Carcinogenic Potency Slope factor is :
a. RLb. RfD c. BCFd. q1* e. BAF
d. q1* is the carcinogenic potency slope factor. This is a number that provides an indication of the potential a chemical has to cause cancer in humans. The number is derived by animal studies or epidemiological data on human exposure and use of a linear model. The q1* is expressed as mg/kg/day.
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Question #6
The process of uptake and accumulation of a chemical through the food chain and water is called ?
a. Food Chain Multiplierb. Bioaccumulation c. Bioconcentration d. RfDe. q1*
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Question #6
The process of uptake and accumulation of a chemical through the food chain and water is called ?a. Food Chain Multiplierb. Bioaccumulation c. Bioconcentration d. RfDe. q1*
b. Bioaccumulation. Bioconcentration considers only uptake of a contaminant through exposure to water
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Question #7
Which of the following is a method of accounting for multiple sources of exposure when developing human health criteria?
a. RfDb. RfC c. RSC d. q1* e. BAF
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Question #7
Which of the following is a method of accounting for multiple sources of exposure when developing human health criteria?
a. RfDb. RfC c. RSC d. q1* e. BAF
c. RSC. The Relative Source Contribution (RSC) method of considering other exposures (e.g. non-fish dietary intakes, air, soil) determines the RSC factor used in the criteria calculations, which ensures that each criterion is protective of all likely or anticipated exposure, sources/routes relevant to the chemical.
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Question #8
An electronic online data base of the U.S. EPA accepted source for RfD values is .
a. BAF b. BCF c. RfD d. IRIS e. q1*
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Question #8
An electronic online data base of the U.S. EPA accepted source for RfD values is .
a. BAF b. BCF c. RfD d. IRIS e. q1*
d. The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an electronic online data base of the U.S. EPA that provides chemical-specific risk information on the relationship between chemical exposure and estimated human health effects.
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Question #9
True or False?
Section 304(a) criteria are always expressed as chemical concentrations in the water column (e.g., as a mg/L value).
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Question #9
True or False?
Section 304(a) criteria are always expressed as chemical concentrations in the water column (e.g., as a mg/L value).
False. Although most current Section 304(a) criteria are expressed a water column values, the criteria may also be expressed as fish tissue concentrations (e.g., the methylmercury criterion). The fish tissue values are very useful when bioaccumulation is highly variable and they allow for direct measurement when assessing compliance monitoring.